Lot
116 
(Ranches) Spanish Ranch (Plumas). Green double circle postmark (Williams PLU-2210) on cover to New York City, franked with manuscript cancelled 1861 3¢ rose, handstamped oval "New York City Office Advertised" on face, slightly trimmed at right, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot
117
(Ranches) Spanish Ranch. Clear oval Wells Fargo & Co. handstamp (Leutzinger Type 12-9) on 3¢ 1874 Plimpton entire to San Francisco, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
118
(Ranches) Staples Ranch (San Joaquin). Manuscript postmark (Williams SAJ-2250) with manuscript "5" on brown stampless 1852 cover to Sacramento, minor edge wear, Very Fine and choice, great letter from Staples to a friend about his bolted lover, very early cover. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
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119
(Ranches) Staples Ranch, Cal. (San Joaquin). Manuscript postmark (Williams SAJ-2210) cancelling 1851 1¢ type IV + 1857 3¢ strip of 3 on small ladies cover to New Hampshire, cover forwarded to Bristol, N.H. & 1¢ additionally tied by blue "North Haverhill, N.H." cds with manuscript "Fwd due 3" at left, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful mixed issues 10¢ rate cover. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $800
Lot
120
(Ranches) Staples Rancho, Cal., Jan 2 (San Joaquin). Manuscript postmark (Williams SAJ-2210) on 10¢ rate cover to Bristol, NH, franked with 1851 1¢ + three 3¢ tied by manuscript squiggly line, minor corner wear, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
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121
(Ranches) Taylor's Ranch, Cal., Mar 8, 1862 (Plumas). Manuscript postmark (Williams PLU-2410) on Patriotic cover showing Canon & Flag with imprint "Published by G. W. Stacy" to Stockton, franked with manuscript cancelled 3c 1861, Extremely Fine and choice, open 1861-1864, 1 of 2 known manuscripts and an outstanding California cover, ex-Polland. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $600
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122
(Ranches) Taylors Ranch, Cal., Apr 28 (Plumas). Neat cds (Williams PLU-2420) on lemon cover to Perrysburg, Ohio, franked with fancy star cancel on 1861 10¢ green (defective), slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, only copy of this postmark and only 3 known for town, Ex-Pearce. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,100
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123
(Ranches) Tejon Ranch, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Cal. Printed corner card on 1883 cover to Los Angeles franked with manuscript cancelled 3¢ Bank Note with "Bakersfield, Cal. Kern Co." Town & County postmark, slightly reduced at left, 2nd cover from Baltimore franked with a pair of 3¢ Banknotes addressed to "Tejon Rancho", corner nick, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $95
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124
(Ranches) Vine Springs Rancho (Tuolumne). Datelined letter to Hon. J.W. Denver (Member of Congress from California) with interesting contents in which the owner complains of his rancho, which had already been explored for gold, being devastated by prospectors "…reducing the land to a state of irreclaimable barrenings the soil all washed off to the depth of from one to ten feet by what they call ground sluicing", he also complains of the farmers' heavy tax burdens while the mining claim owner pays none, included is original envelope postmark Columbia, Cal., Nov 10, 1855 (Tuolumne) cds and "FREE", Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $280
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125
(Ranches) Willow Ranch, Cal., Nov 1, 1871 (Siskiyou). Magenta manuscript postmark (Williams SIS-4060) ties 3¢ Banknote on orange cover to Jamestown Grant, Wis., Very Fine, the listed cover but another known, earliest known cover from this town, Rare. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $105